In this episode I sit down with my friend Jan Hippchen. Jan is a Germany-based designer and photographer with ±20 years experience. He started his career as a product designer, spent a few years in a packaging design agency, then ran his own agency dejong for two years before he rejoined PUMA in 2015. Over the last couple of years he has founded and shaped the Brand Design Team at PUMA which he heads up today.

Beside design i.e. work his biggest passions are traveling and photography – ideally the combination of both. The Covid-19 travel restrictions forced him to find a new subject for his photography and he rediscovered his childhood passion: birds. The result is his book I LIKE BIRDS which isn’t his first book, but the first that has been published.

If you are interested in getting one you can find it here at the publisher:
https://www.verlagsdruckerei-schmidt.de/produkt/i-like-birds/
Or you support your local bookstore and ask them to get a copy using the book’s ISBN 9783877072318 – instead of doing it the PRIME way…

If you want to explore some other books and magazines Jan has done over the years, check him out at Blurb: https://www.blurb.de/user/janhippchen

If you want to know more about Jan, feel free to check out his website (which hasn’t been updated since years…) or connect on some of the other channels:

http://janhippchen.com
https://de.linkedin.com/in/jan-hippchen-437b7a33
@jan.hippchen on IG

If you would like to connect, provide feedback on the podcast, or feel as though questions have been left unanswered, please connect with me via @myfriendsallysue on IG, @sallysue on CH or at www.myfriendsallysue.com

In this episode I sit down with my good friend Neli Ernst. Neli is a woman of many talents. She is a trained product designer and a footwear designer at PUMA, a self trained chef, an entrepreneur, a business owner, and a new mom.

Neli gives us insight into what it means to be a female footwear designer in a male dominated industry. She talks about how she designed the Suede Mayu and how it unexpectedly came to life. Neli talks us through how her business, The Brunch Club, was born, has grown and continues to thrive. We discuss design, travel, taking the leap and trying new things.

To connect and learn more about Neli, the Suede Mayu and The Brunch Club check out:
https://www.instagram.com/neliernst/
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/88ay3p/puma-design-team-suede-mayu-interview?utm_source=idigstories
https://www.instagram.com/the_brunch_club_nbg/
https://us10.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=ed8a45e131ffc5bc3c88edee2&id=cf4bb485ca

If you would like to connect, provide feedback on the podcast, or feel as though questions have been left unanswered, please connect with me via @myfriendsallysue on IG, @sallysue on CH or at www.myfriendsallysue.com

In this episode I sit down with my friend Jinane Ennasri and ask her a magnitude of questions. We divulge into her photography journey and how photography for her is a language. We talk about our (shared) love for Morocco, and her love for sneakers and Kylian Mbappe.

Jinane Ennasri is a Moroccan American Photographer and creative based in NYC. She documents the beauty of portraiture and travel. She takes a photo-journalistic approach when capturing her subjects, finding candid moments both large and small. Jinane is currently freelancing for magazines and publications while welcoming new projects. She is represented by Fubiz Studio based in New York and Paris.

Jinane first photo book “Perspectives” comprises photographs + narratives of all her subjects from around the world. “Live From Morocco” released on September 1st, takes you to the Moroccan cities of Tangier, Fes, Oujda, Berkane, Al Hoceima and Taza.  Shooting and collecting photographs since 2016 for this momentous project with never-before-seen film photographs, It is a gift to the Northern region of Morocco and to the world.

To connect and learn more about Jinane, check out:
https://jinaneennasri.com
https://www.instagram.com/jinaneennasri/

If you would like to connect, provide feedback on the podcast, or feel as though questions have been left unanswered, please connect with me via @myfriendsallysue on IG, @sallysue on CH or at www.myfriendsallysue.com